意在言外yì zài yán wàibetween the lines; more is meant than meets the ear; the meaning is implied
? 從這里，他體味出她的文筆的妙趣，憤慨嘲諷而不顯露，仔細(xì)辯認(rèn)，則～。(葉圣陶《倪煥之》220) Now he could begin to appreciate the subtlety of her manner of expressing herself,the indignation and ridicule that were there without being explicitly indicated; if one looked closely enough it could all be read between the lines. 意在言外yì zài yán wài形容意思在言語、文辭之外。指說話、寫作所用言辭的真正意思沒有明確說出來，但對方卻可以體會(huì)出來。the meaning is implied, More is meant than meets the air. |